Reviews of ADATA XPG SX8000 256GB

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Reviewed on 2018-01-24

Very affordable for an NVMe SSD, Good performance, 5-year warranty

Heatsink doesn't do much, Relatively high random IO latency

Today, we are reviewing the ADATA SX8000 SSD in its 512 GB variant. ADATA was one of the first players to join the SSD market, with an even longer history in DRAM and general flash memory, like USB storage. The SX8000 is a mid-range NVMe M.2 based SSD t...

In this article we review the ADATA SX8000np M.2 512 GB NVMe SSD. This PCIe Gen 3 based M2 MLC NAND based SSD has been fitted with a simple heatsink and comes in a nice all dark PCB. Will it manage to impress?As you guys all now, M2 SSDs are interesting s...

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Definitely faster than your typical solid state drive, Small form factor, takes up no space, No extra drivers needed, 5-year warranty

Performance sort of all over the place, SLC caching with a low cache buffer will slow the drive down during sustained writes

While we got our first taste of PCI-Express solid state drives in 2016, I feel that 2017 is going to be the year of PCI-Express M.2 solid state drives. Almost every new motherboard that comes out has at least one PCI-Express M.2 slot if not more than that...

Nearly as expensive as competing Samsung SSD 960 EVO, which outruns it

For quite a while now, the shorthand version of assessing the performance and value of any solid-state drive (SSD) has been to ask, "How does it stand up to the Samsung?" That's a tough yardstick to measure up to, because Samsung is one of the few compani...

Write speed drops considerably when SLC cache is full, Does not support hardware based encryption

Last fall, ADATA launched its first PCIe NVMe SSD, the XPG SX8000. Designed to deliver massive speed for gaming notebooks and high-end desktops, this M.2 form factor drive is powered by Silicon Motion's new SM2260 controller and is available with up to 1T...

If you are looking for a new M.2 PCIe NVMe you are in for a treat today as we will be looking at the ADATA XPG SX8000 512GB M.2 form factor Solid-State Drive (SSD) that utilizes the super fast PCIe Gen3x4 interface with NVMe 1.2 support. Building a new sy...

M.2 NVMe SSDs such as ADATA's XPG SX8000 are a game-changer for PCs. There is simply no other upgrade that offers as dramatic an improvement to the feel and response of your system. If you're moving from a hard drive, you'll be astounded. If you're moving...

ADATA has entered the M.2, NVMe market with the release of the XPG SX8000. With their tiny physical footprint coupled with impactful performance, M.2 drives have become immensely popular over the past few years, offering a ton of flexibility and power. Th...

ADATA is all in with NVMe. The XPG SX8000 is ADATA's first NVMe SSD, and it comes in the most popular form factor - M.2 x 2280. ADATA went with SMI's SM2260 NVMe controller on the SX8000. We can't help but cringe a bit with this controller choice, due to...

IDGM.2 NVMe SSDs such as ADATA's XPG SX8000 are a game-changer for PCs. There is simply no other upgrade that offers as dramatic an improvement to the feel and response of your system. If you're moving from a hard drive, you'll be astounded. If you're mov...

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